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Lieut.. Coffin's strange Story.

from the Boston GLOBE.
A strange life Is that OF Lieut.. j. n. Coffin now
living on board his sloop at Hallowen, Me- Lieut..
Coffin was born In Portsmouth, N. Il, 1896, gradu.
ated from the high school OF that place and went
to California, where he studiedlaw. He was q ser.
geant in the war with Mexico, at the end OF which
he shipped before the mast on French whaler
and was wrecked In Mazatlan harbOr by tornado
He next enlisted In the Thirteenth New Hampshire
Regiment, and while stationed near the Ports
mouth (Va) navy-yard stray shot grazed the top
OF his head, having most peculiar effect upon his
memory, as for nine years he lived as one
in dream. Having learned the carpen-
ter's trade when boy he could now
work &C this in sort OF mechanical
way. In this capacity he sailed on board the Po-
lariS for the Arctic regions ln 1870. This vessel
they were obliged I'd abandon, and prepared to
pass the winter In those freezing zones. Lieut.
Colin had for many years bssn subject 70 severe
headaches and during one OK these, py a m;sstcp,
he fell into the Chilling water when the therluoi.-
eter registered 90 degrees below zero. With the
help OF hts companions he was res,uei ana went
to sleep. How long he slept a., d.i nat know, but
on awakicg his memory he'd ret;irned and his first
words were, "Where is InJ regiment? where is
the 18th New HampsE1re2s~Am q pr:soneT!" IL
was some time berors nc realized his position from
which he was reseued many months laLer. He nrst
went TO the TOgus National Home, but, soon firing
OF q Life OF inactivity, he now makes his home on
board his sl00p.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-20

From the Boston Bulletin, Aug H.
Notwithstanding the great draw upon the wood
reserves OF the country there is no danger OF ex
haustion at present. New England is by no means
denuded OF Its timber. The great Northwestern
pineries are comparatively unexhaust.d. There
is also a vigorous second growth OF white pine In
New England where the forests are already YIELD
Ing between 2OO,OOO,OOO and 800, OOO, 600 feet OF
Timber annually southern pine all hou gh stripped
from the banksor streams flowing into the Allan
tic, is practically Untouched in the Gull States
especially those bordering on the Mississippi, The
hardwood forests OF the Mississippi basin are
sll prolific. In Michigan, particularly the North
crn PENINSULA, hard wood Is plentiful maple espe-
forests Oh tir are practically intact. The forest
capacity VI the country is vast. Strange to SAY,
the 0eclMatlng element o: most potence Is lire
and not the OF lnerccnlry timber suecularOrS
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The VeAper Song.

Now robins hop along the greeninH grass
And sing at shutdown i'll the leafiess trees;
The sap wells up at thought OF days like these
DAYS OF lost springs that budded but to pass
SO stlrs my heart. and could Ivy life
treasures from earth's unnuIEbered arsosies
precious as pearls in pure unsounded seas,
Me1nory's poor relics would their worth surpaS0
y rOtln red-breast, sad thy sweetest tone!
Sweet NJ u voice now I.ute that saug for me;
NY lest was never built, my mate has flown
10 shores unknown, beyond the silent sea;
But listening il tie twiliE ct here alone,
Youth, love, ana longing, all come back to me.
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Deterioration in Breeding.

I rom the Charleston News ard Courier.
As has been said, the breeding OF the present
generation has, from obvious causes, much dete-
riorated. One OF the old school, Aunt Priscilla
by name, who still cings to her handkerchief and
great gold hoop earrings is eloquent this SUBJ
tect. "Dat .sal'" she remarked the other day
with cOntemptuous tolerance, indicating a grand
child, ga nice gal, but, please God! no manners
She viii bust inter yer room, and nebber ask amy
remittance larned 10 read en- write myself en-
COan' notice dey larns much more 1T der school,
now, but lOalin' en- SaSStneSS
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AN ACTRESS CAUSES FUNNY NAN TO BE EJRCTK

AN ACTRESS CAUSES FUNNY NAN TO BE EJRCTKD
FROM THE THEATER
speaking OF how the cunning dog can derange
dramatlc performance" said Manager Bob Full
ford to q party OF friends whom he was entertain
ing at the Westminster Hotel one evening. says
tie Detroit T'ee Press "reminds me that once in
Ca:>on Guy Augusta DarsOa was playing sCa-
n!!:e." She go. along tO Tie last acc ali right,
Sy1iphthetic aet Tie cunning dos OF the audience
laa:e 1);alar Ieirilk thai set the audience 10
roar aGtl broke up tr-cy uoIS ia the piece save
Dargon lerssi She a.;b.ra:siy arose from her
tCaM.tl:s9 dtathb IL s-ru;ts msjes.icaily down TO
Inc footiighes, anu III voice OF iLexorable purpose
Said:.
:'.Ladies and gentlemen, swear to you that I
VIII not Ole until S.aaL mIi is put out OF the thea
ter
"The fellow caught as it were the spirit OF Oar
CONS remarks and retreated just in time to es-
cape being thrown out: Then D0rXan went back
70 her couch and died"
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The Judge SCOT,

From the Arkansaw Traveller.
Judge Wimbledon, OF the twenty ninth Judicial
circuit, is, while on the bench q man OF severe
dignity, but In private life he is known as q gen.
tleman OF many admirable social qualities. Sew
eral days ago the judge went out into the noun
tains To rest and amuse himself, and had just dis
mounted from his horse when a peculiar-looking
Old fellow came along the rough path that wound
Its way among the Jagged rocks. The old fellow,
upon spying the Judge, stopped, looked earnestly.
and then al odd smile crept about the corners OF
his mouth, and though seeking ambush,
GREETED Itself In the old fellows whiskers
Good morning" the Judge pleasantly called
..Do you live about here?"
'Ah, haD."
ANY fish in this streamgv
''DunIo."
"Plenty Of squirrels up there. I suppose,'
''Dunno."
"Thlnk Wen have raiue"
'Dunno."
''The judge, somewhat disguised, turned away,
ana threw his line into the water. "Chug," q
stone struck his cork. lie turned quickly, but saw
no movement on the part OF The old fellow who
sat On stone, with his hands showed deep into
his pockets.
..what was that?" the Judge demanded
"What?'
''Sonething struck my cork"
Don't know nothin' erbout it,
The Judge turned away, and the next moment
another stone struck his cork. The Judge turned
his pockets.
'Look here, sir, / believe that's you.r
"Isay believe you threw those stones"
(which StoneS?"
"Those that struck my cork. Don't you DO n
again"
Ihe judge again devoted himself TO his fishing.
but not without interruption, for a stone came
down and Knocked his cork OF.
"lou confounded Old wretch! What's the mat
ter with you?"
"Nothin'. What's the matter with your"
"You good-for- hing old rascal you don't know
how TO treat n gentleman"
"Neyer had a chance TO treat one at tall.n
"Dont talk 10 me that way. You don't know
who am"
"Yas, reckon do" The smile sprang from its
ar.bush In his whiskers and pranced his face.
sometime ago" said the old fellow, 81 q wit
hess In yo cout an while wuZ thar you let one
me an rid over me an hi me down an cleared yo'
throat AT me an shuck yo' head at me an done
everything you could 70 make me wuSh that wus
dead, an now you must GIT"
"What do you mean?"
"Mean that you must git; mosey way frum
here. It's my time TO make you feel mean. Drop
that pole en- git"
81 won't do II, SIR"
"Wont YOU? WALL Wei see."
He drew an enormous horse pistol
sGttw
.Laox OUT L"
ale: me get my hat and coat"
..Never mind. Git!"
The judge got, and when he returned home -
told his wife that he had given his hat and coat 70
q poor blind man whom he had found In the hillA
around his neck, '.your generosity and oenevo-
leDce viii be rewarded II not ia this world"
."ThaLs all right, Mary. The poor man needed
why, you've torn your trousers and lost the
bee. OF one OF your boots"
'.IeS jumped into the water to ave Q little
s.You are a noble man, Robert"
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TcrrOriZed by White Caps.
INDIANA CITIZENS SEX PROTECTION FROM BANDED

,
OUTLAWS
telegram to the New York Herald from In
dlanapoiS, Ind, August u.s. says: Citizens In the
southwestern part OF Indiana are again appealing
TO the governor for protection from the White
caps or regulators Orange, Dubois, and Craw-
ford counties are terrorzcd by the band, which,
upon the pretense OF furnishing violators of law
goes on plunderIng and maraudlng trips nearly
every night. So general Is the tear OF the gang
tntt citizens dare not press themselves gard
Ing The. operations OF the outlaws. A gentleman
VINO came 10 indianapolis to-day to beg the COVER
nor To take some steps toward bIeaKing up the
BAND Said That his HE would Ut In danger II IL Was
Known that ne had made complaint against the
| regulators. On his way out from Orange County
he met FARMER, who had been prominent in the
county, VINO WAS hurryln9 away from the infested
district with his family and ali his porta bic nos
SESSIONS lnpeIied by the White Caps who had
| made one assault Oh him and had given him fair
warning That he must be Out OF range before Il GER
tain date lie had Oeen Obl.ge to leave his farm
| and this he was trying to sell through another
lhe premises had been plundered by The outlaws
The county officers are afraid to prosecute, and
witnesses are unwilling totestlfy because they are
not protected. ~ know OF one case" said the man
who planned TO the governor to-day s'where the
White caps assaulted a respectable farmer at
midnight. They We're beating him unMercIully
When his daughter ran for the house, and, having
seized knife, began to fight The guard who had
Deem tell Win the horses. She succeeded in cut
ting loose several OF the horses and i'll doing so cut
Il SdoA III one or the animals breast. The reTu-
IdtOrs TOOK after the horses and the next day the
wounded horse could be tracked 10 the barn OF one
Oh Tue liOSt prominent citizens In the township
As the gang operate In disguise it Is difficult to
recognize them. 1t would have been folly To have
complained against Tie perpetrators. The leader
was evidently the owner or the wounded horse
ana a man prominent Ill politics. bigger man
IN II the sheriff. aud against whom no county
officer would dare raise u hand"
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No Flowers In Catholic Churches.

From the Burlington tVt) Free Press August IL
Bishop McNcirny has promulgated an order
directing the enforcement OF the regulation made
by hiia, heretofore merely as an expressed wish,
with regard to bringing flowers with the body to
Catholic churches in case OF funerals OF adults.
Inc order absolutely forbds this custom, and adds
tilal Wnen Iltnus Insist upon sending flowers they
NUT be lci i'll The hcirse or In Il pew, and in
no cas-: ba brought TO the front with The body In
Cast u1 Children the rule Is not enforced. An APP
pendiN 10 tins Ior!iS the opening OF the cCffin in
curcii III aly cast, ana this section applies In all
funerals, both OF adults and children.
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Ii WasM's Meant for Him.

From the San T railcIscO CArOnlCIe,
There was about hall dozen OF them and they
had been OH somewhere in the country. They
were all piled on wagon, and as they passed one
OF the numerous cottages pretty woman acct.
dentally turned 4 white handkerchief loose There
were SIX handkercliefS waving wildly In the
breeze Ill one instant.
''By Joye. sae'S pretty. ] wonder who She isq
That was meant for me"
1T wasn't. IL was rleant for me, said every
body Dut Mite Old Liam sitting the bottom OI
the wagon hidden from sight
me-"
..Why?"
''I;ecause that was my wife,
And dead alience Tell on the picnic
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Nike and the Minister.


tut, tut, Nikc!" said the minister to the hired
man, as he came oct OF the house just In time to
OVerhear some rather heated remarks, 'you mustn't
use that Kind OF lang uase.t Is Very wicked" "5uC
sor, run The lawn mower Into that little apple
tree stump, an l was gon' last, sUr.' "Ah.-ah,
see. DID the handle ;aie you 81. about tie third
button or your vest, M;t.-?' "a tnr;le below it,.
oOf ,Ahu You We're gong 1.,ot yuI say, Mihe?'
Il wuS On Il tru, SOL al, ae~, | udn, Know
the circumstance" CO.. l avei,G .btit r. thin,
sor? just little Nike: just littls after go in
inc lawn mower tEtO thaL stGini, Nli ser oucev
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A Music TEACHER IN TROUBLE.-Theodor

A Music TEACHER IN Observation-Disclosures Cross
music teacher. has been ordered from Valiene
Orange County, Nd. by the White Caps, who claim
that cross pays too much attention To young girls
meeting and passed resolutions declaring tleir
teacher gentleman, denonncing the White Caps
and urgently requesting him to return.
KILLED HIS RIVAL WITH A CLUB.-Two young
men ha,ncd Jones aod Sheppard, VINO worked al u
slW-lil at Scary Station, ca the C:ieSai:ea and
Ohio rai,n.i, IL Lilies b-:ow Ciarie:,: =. Va.
fought SnCut g.ii last ruasdhy, aud Sheppard
Was whipped. Taking the drutDing iaucn 10
sa:pparI VINO resides III Ieay's Valley, hear by.
anu asked hin Whi. he must 20. IL Is repor; Cd
tnat bis Int.er tGd him TO so and Kill Jones.
ioLGg Sheppard returned TO SCary, Tuesday, ana
walking up behind Jones struck him on The back
OF the head with club, killing him Instantly. lie
was arrested and strong talk OF lynching him Wa;
INDUCED In by the citizens.
Hanlan lert Toronto Thursday afternoon for San
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-20

Mr.. j. IL. Stal;o. the U. 5. minister ut Rome Will
take q Ten weeks vacation, beginning September
take charge Of the Office during Mr.. Stallo's alb
Sence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-20

Prof o. 6. Fowler, the noted phrenologiss and
lecturer died at his residence near sharon station.
Conn, Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-20

Hanlan left Toronto Thursday afternoon for San
francisco en- route to Australia.
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1Hs CURIOUS THINGS LEARNED IN AN AMBER DEALER:
shoP-BTs OF OLD TREE GUN WORTH FIFTY DOL
LAHs PoUSD-THE PIPES SMOKED BY NEW
hoRksRS-THE SCARCITY OF FAMOUS WOMEN
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THE CITY OF SANTA FE CLAIMED TO BE TIE OLDEST
IN THE UNIoN-PASSIS9 THROUGH CoMANCHE
CASoS-HOw THE TERRACED HOUSES WERE
ERECTEp-MYsTIC GAMES AT PUEBLO DE TAOS
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THE MEETING OF THE BAR Observation-Disclosures
TOILETS AT BRILLIANT BALL-JUDGE MACARTHUR
AND THE LADY wHIsTLER-PARLoR DANoKs AND
MORNING RECKPrIoNs-THE GRANT COTTAGE.
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''Because that was my wife,
And i dead silence Tell on the picnic.
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tO5a.
IN THE ADIRONDACKS.
Mrs. j. NJ. Carlisle, OF Washington, and her
daughter and eldest son, Mr.. Geo. Anderson. are
still at Paul Smiths in the Adirondacks. where
Miss Mildred Carlisle Is improving In health MIR.
Cr,lSleS sister, Mrs. Wright, OF Louisville is with
the party. / hear it Is very gay in the .North
Woods" now. The girls have more beauX, so q
lady writes me, who has visited all the most fash.
ionablc resorts, including Newport than any where
else and they very TALL fine looking young rel-
lows, too who wear flannel Oh corduroy suits with
short breecheS and long stockings. They have
elegant boats these young SWANS, some of them
apparently OF satin wood and mounted with silver
TnrIe are so many "campS" whose owners are ac-
quainted, that there Is much visiting between
them, but all Is done in boats on the lakes.
Visitors 10 Mount McGregor are SO numerous
that the trains which run thlther live times daily
from Saratoga are always full.
THE GRANT COTTAGE
that In which Gen. Grant died, and where he spent
the last week OF his life and completed his book.
continues to be an object Of great interest. A
guide conducts visitors by squads through each OF
the rooms, showing the bed on which he died the
two .eather-covered cushioned chairs which formed
his couch day ana night Tor nearly ten months be-
fore lie could Use bed, and On which he wrote the
second volume OF his book. Some of the preserved
lioraI tributes sent alter his death are In one OF
how long they have been Kept One OF The piece 5,
'Ihe Gates Ajar" is Lar e a. the gates 10 gar.
den ordinarily are. II was sent by senator and
Mrs. Leland Stanford. The hotel Batlioral on
Noun. Mctiregor has constant succession OF TRAM
silent visitors as we'll as SGlne iermancnt ones.
Many bay-feyer Sufferers so there annually in Au-
gust and September and Ind much relief espe-
ctaliy II troubled with asthma. The success Ol
Mount McGre2or as rural annex to Saratoga, at
q greater altitude geographically speaking has
Deem due more 10 the energy and enterprise or MI
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-06-21
4 SCHEME
BY Which Interested Parties
Hope to Find Relief.

The occasional squib in the BAzoo
in regard to the nuisance at Second
and Ohio streets, in the shape of more
than several English sparrows, has
set several geniuses of Sedalia to work
to devise some scheme to get rid of
the multitudinous birds. IL was sug-
gested at one time to procure a couple
or so of sparrow hawks from the coun-
try and turn them loose on the chat-
tering community at the corners in
Dictated. Bat this was deemed not
possible, upon mature reflection.
y gentleman, who holds an official
position in the city government,
makes the proposition to buy d
lot of cheap domestic, and hang
it down from the top Of the cor
nices, which surmOunt the David and
Curran buildings, and First National
Bank, aud thus shut off from the
sparrows the roOsting places they
have mOnopolized and pre-empted
for some time.
Another scheme, which it is an
nounced will be tried this even ing
about ten o'clock, when the street is
comparati vely quiet, is the idea of an
electrician, who proposes to lay a
highly-charged wire along the inner
edge of the narrow ledge upon which
the sparrows perch all night and
shock the whole congregation into a
condition that will render them easy
to capture and put in bags. 1t is de-
MED that restauranter Of a neigh
boring city is backing the electrician
in the experiment.
The preparations for the slaughter
are being made this afternoon, and if
everything works favorably and the
conditions are correct, the electricity
will give the little birds a considera-
bly, surprise party between dusk and
midnight.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-06-21
Temporarily Unbalanced.

The police yesterday afternoon were
Notified that young woman was in
the neighborhood of Mr.. b. III. In
grams in Southeast Sedalia, whose
actions indicated that she was dement,
ed. The officers went out there and
found the woman to be Fanny Kohl,
daughter Of a tailor on West Second
street, wandering around the vicinity.
She was brought down into town, and
temporarily keptin custody, and short
ly afterward escorted to the home of her
parents, where she has a bright little
boy of three or four years of age. 1t
is presumed that Miss KohPs tempo
rary dementia will pass off in a few
days, and her normal state of mind
and health be resumed.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-06-21
Kissed Us All Around.

Some little time ago young lady,
who had been teaching a class of half
grown girls in the Sunday school OF
DR.. BIS church, Brooklyn, was called
away from the city, rendering it nee
essary to fill her place.
The superintendent, after looking
over his available material for teach
ers, decided to request one of the
young gentlemen of the congregation
to take the class.
1t 80 happened that the young man
upon whom fell the superintendent
choice, was exceedingly bashful-so
much 30, that he insisted upon the
superintendent going and presenting
bin to the class. Accordingly the
two gentlemen appeared on the little
platform, and the superintendent be-
gan: "Young ladies, l wish to in
troduce to you Mr.. c., who will in
future be your teacher. 1 would like
to have you tell him what your form
er teacher did, 90 that he can go right
on in the same way"
Immediately a demure miss of four.
teen years arose and said: "The first
thing our teacher always did was to
kiss us all around"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-06-21

The Indians of the extreme North
west had some very remarkable le-
gends about the creation, in which
the crow takes the leading part, bring
ing order out of chaos. Perhaps the
most curious was that which ac-
counted for the raven coat of the
crow. One night, while making a
tour through his dOminions, he stop
ped at the house of Can-nook, a chief,
and begged for lodging and drink Of
water. Can-nook offered him a bed,
but, on account of scarcity of
water. refused to give him anything
to drink. When all the rest were
asleep the crow got up to hunt for the
water butt, but was heard by Can
hooks wife, who aroused her husband.
He, thinking that the crow was about
to escape, piled logs of gum wood up
on the fire. The crow made desper-
ate efforts to fly through the hole in
the roof where the smoke escaped, but
Can.nook caused the smoke to be den
ser and denser, and when the crow
finally regained the outer air he had
black plumage. 1t was previously
white. Z. L. White, in the Ameri.
can Magazine.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-06-21
He Held the Fort.

\ crazy man, by name Wetter.ind,
recently terrorized the Swedish town
of GOteborg for more than whole
week. He had locked himself in the
top story of house, whence he COM
manded a wide sweep of street, and
marked and fired at any and every
body who approached. After he had
shot one man dead fremen attempted
to drown him out, but could not get
near enough, as the man was a dead
shot. They next made iron shields
to protect them in the approach, but
these proved too cumbersome. An
attempt 10 dislOdge the lunat;c by
thrOwin5 dumb-tells charged with
electricity at him had to he abandon
ed. n barricade was then erected
around the house by the police and a
regular siege laid TO it. The lunatic
stood it e week before he was starved
out, and was then seized by strategy,
too weak to defend himself. He had
wounded number of people from MS
perch during the singular campaign.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-06-21
Gambling i'm Mexico.

\ short distance from the church,
booths are erected. from which pro-
ceeds the music of harPs and guitars.
In them the visitors to Guadalupe
may crafty any fOndness they may
have for the great national vice
gambling, The strange, harsh cries
of those who have charge of the
games, as they call out the details of
stakes to be offered and the result of
each deal and play, are positively re-
pulsive. The group of players in each
booth comprises men, women, and
even children, of every class, in about
the proportion in which the several
classes exist in the country. There
are small stakes and large
ones, and the variety of games by
which the appeal to chance is made,
seems endless. The players chat and
laugh as they play, and though they
watch the games very closely, and if
their money lasts, play sometimes all
night long, there is none OF that few
erish or excited look about them
which is noticeable in the faces of gam
5lers elsewhere. 1t is evident that
the Mexicans gamble entirely for the
sport there is in gambling. They
win or lose with the same happy
look, the same gay laugh.